Identity area
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Indian Development Branch
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Description area
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History
The Indian Development Branch was established in 1966 within the Ontario Department of Public Welfare. The following year, it became part of the new Ontario Department of Social and Family Services.
In 1970 the branch was replaced by the Indian Community Branch within the Department of the Provincial Secretary and Citizenship.
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The Indian Development Branch supervised welfare services for native people in Ontario, and also promoted their standard of living. They accomplished this by promoting standards of health, education, housing, social services, recreation and employment.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories.
Maintenance notes
Canadiana authorities indicates that the Indian Community Branch was established in November, 1966. This appears to be false.
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk, Robert Anger